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Douty a Lcc : Hcadquortora for Strong o uokory. urooq loqvoo Tor o iiic.wi. iu Loavca.icf aoc. Official Pap of Polk Count THE WEST SIDE 'HHl'KD BY West Side Publishing Conipan Kit I DAY, KKIUUIAUY 1, M SKCKKT tHH'.KTlKi A C " xw INDBPKNDKSCfc t . Lialirc, Si inwif ev r l day ulkilit lu I. O, . K tiHll. Alt Solo-in. tnif brother r Invt'ed to m'-ml. K, I Kt-tehum, M. W.i NV. o, Co. lb-corder. T AIXEY LQIX1E, NO. 42. 1. 0. 0 V F. Meem iu Vi.ndnyu bull even Viiiimdav evonlotf. All IWI f.-ll.iw eor .lltltv (HVltOll t lllH'tilU 11. J.tltlt A. U'iIkti N. ().; A. J. UoooiiMn, Hec reury, H OMKU LOIH1K, NO. 43 K. of Meet everv Wedm-eday cveniny All kmelit Hrc oor.ltnlly invited. KK A. Kramer, U l'-; J. H. Mm In. K PUVdlCiANSDKNTlSTUY EL KE1THUM. M. IX OKFICK , and reaidenee, corner liuilroatl aod Moutuoiilb a ludepeiid-uo, Or. rll J. B. JOHNSON, KKSlDKN't L Dentmt. All work warranted to irive ttie heat of aattafaotioti. Itidepen1 denoe, Or. ATTORN KYS. GEO A. 8MITU, ATTOUNRY AT Law Will practice iu nil tt- .nd federal courts. Abatraeta of til If furnudied. Oftlce oeer Independence National Hunt. iONUAM A HOLM EH. ATTOK- oey at Law. Office in ltuli'a blook, Mweeti State hihI Court, on Com werctal trwet, Hnletu, Or. SASH ANH 1WKHW. A It ITOHKLL A BOHANNON. MAN 1Y1 tifa.etu.reni of aat and door A lo, wroll inwtutt. peuder-oe, Or. Mam itreet, lude- KM KNOCK S LOCAL AND PERSONAL liml liiumuirfWH-iiiH i liuvt Int.! ai-cetatile pareiitajre in Mt-MliiuvlU Tub Dhasi 'Mhadw'-TIi. Tluy Intd blanket mid f.l pn-pered wn v..rv uii.nii and i.irM.lntlv n't lvti.K by ikihi, via imton, run u.li........r.u.. Ji,4v t.ti.l. at ih. day tiioriiinit, iur an imu'ii mrwr, ...w ... .,.. 'v r , - - "-- i . .. .... a a new "J mm imv c(iiiiiiiiibiiimi Tlio fiiibcr of utiw of Imv uucarlli lHirmii tha aat k miHM'rllr unileinlKinl wra aiointd wfilrnl hva rallwIaafiilMiwai ltobert Htwl, uT ioiiiinlltf Willi power to aNilnt ul omra Iioum lft rkJay aviiiilug to witiH'iw the iIh1i j"' "Coniradea" by Mum f our iivxt 1 l tlpnt. RU, L Huwklim U.V tuukmt and Mm. J. R. Klrkland m M Maiailnn wtr ran deMlli. nK-ai.111 W. H. lat- uiM-u u Hlmoii ;"' wm rtybt at ll III.- Ill tilV llHllltlW l.ltltolli (f thf plnv. J. K. KliklwU Matt Vtnair. IU' I'mii. tk.ui ua SareunCravaa, Mra Huvr. Wmit Mihk, Orrpwiitin and iffiM Uwt t. Jat.uary lstxi; J. M. (lantry, IihI.h-ih1ciu', VmT Hina to Anrll W5; Mtairt 0tty, lluna Vlala, Wit Hi dk and Vrrgtmlm, t F.-b. 'W; MIm Mmid Mr.iki( Iiid.-in-ud.-UM-, mI tli uruh ami blxnkvU. Wwt Hil'K. lo May m lima. and tbe younitu-ra an. atlll at uouia.- Martin, Tarkw, Mo, WnwrHiltie, May Kx. V liava iu M'I't Hint but we ar- afc lu aaylug tliat tin-re havp l-et-u twutvllva mw autwt-rilx-ra t-nmlltHl f.-r tlie WmtHihk Uurluu lb iw-t alx wM-ka. Wlmt otlur i-ain-r In lh 1HII8: W. U. Itan-Uy. Ala.a, WkhT Mii.a, November 1I4M: t. 0. Davldaon, t'ortlaud. WkhtHidk. .Novt-mU.r 1HIMI. forward eoiniulltet-a and rewlvtf and doiiatloua, W have a)Hilnled tbe following aulM-oiiiinlltve to act In their reawutlve uelghlKirh.MHla to aolh-ll flour, bauou. Mtat4tea, drltnl fruit, itlotlilnii, or any tiling that will be of ue to tin destitute. Liu'kliunute, Win. Fuijua; Illi krcnll II. II. TIh-IInoii and John Umbom llut-na Vl-ta, lU-v. tlallantyua and 11 IhIi Irvine ar " llmdley and .x.uiity eau i-onte n wave bear three Mi F t:, I'mbl Ha y0.y Nlpnet, tlHUrea? The WW Mi'K la me mhi .ill hcliH-d v.tv ina'Hally tt the W-1 that furulnh" the U-l nea ai-d the eiuli..ii..rtbe huf- Kveryuie vote.) m-le are allowing ll-lr a-ieiiiion tbeex--ullon of al"' Hartlduautf ( hai fact. hhihly ntHMtuiful, rhe.Kroa iirmieedel Wa reit-lv.tl a very uU-.f-ait cull 'T" f "iH, and altHigtt the xii( rhn iwo dy iNNitblack thl w. k were eonbK-rabl very tlituie 4Ud bad ourahm-a Ulm-kcl lu the flmel waael.-are-l fr ,,atof Iff 0n-j.tyl,i. Tht-y were MIm. llaiiliUler and annul ui.1 ebiiM i. ar bona I ra. t'nlllu and we ihshiiuumkI them talent reaent amJ"1 dranm ainieM iiMfiv nloimU In the "b,.ek art.'' eonveiitvut Uine(' , I i'liey areearnliia "ex-.rl.-ii. Hi-.ney'' i in the liiti-rt .-f the l'onrt'htlonal ClUKITV HATKH.MA Tl aull,lMV kchiNiL i . at MU Kiuiua Fordney, whom many of our reader remember a bi Iny ver alek here M-veral inoniha ir,i art- Inftuininl bv Dr. Hebblt I n-w lu k. 1 1 1., it l M.. . K.I. The folloalnir are a.uoi. the eil- nmveaj ai-niaa me river irom moein-i, ttera who took the Alb A for Halein' "". a. j. woiooiij tm nine, j o. We.lnee.lav niorninii! J. H. O-oper, of, Alexander, and Anierl-ali Hotlom.Ueo. IndeiH-ndeiiw-i Jerome Klwraud Mlaa Wella, Hr. edition of the HiUi (lte.l by the ladlea . January 'aith, waa very lu-wey lu ie'-ry way, and ta a i-rilerlon tli.U tlwladlea are wtiwrH In the innulnulutlw 'f th qolll VVt looked In vatp for the wrtte-up of IndeiH-ndenee ftlp 'harltj Sktltmun furnlahed by one k-a0lnatkly U.II. H. but tlnd l note ! ft will iKar In next j1"1"!'" npriai there were ao nmnv otrltnitl.-fr. that ail would not api-ea' l I uradab papee We iHinttratuiak them moat limit If on making au amn-eaeful Wtue, TlIK UKI.IKK 'UKKTINO.-Iaat Mon tSirlnue llutler, of Monmouth; and MIm Minnie la-rrell, of lluena Vlata. The iululiteraof I mtewiideiica and vl.-lnlty, are rMitnwted to make an a ieal next Hundny from tlu-lr pulpit fur the relief of ihe Nebrnka aufll-rera -ei ex lo ambit thoae who are making ii a ear load of provlaUina, eto. The MlwH-a t 'row ley, t'niiny llawley , Marie Andrewa, Ada Mulkey and I'earl K-K'T. aonie eharudng N'ormallteM, ninde the Wmt Hidk olll.-e a pleaaant -all taut Wediieaday afternoon. ). 0, Cooper, a nephew of V, K., J 4. and It. D. Cooper, of thU city. In wnat.ur from one of the counllea of Montana, and la now with the li-gUn' Yaiu-alhi, IkrtiHlua county, tier miner, , t,,w Ueneral (lll-arin 1'oal H. A. It. la go Inn to give a "earn fire" Tueedayeven lug, February 12. which WLInoolnV birthday, All old aoldlcni and their ftwulllea are Invited. We have aleo wlcl.l the following ladb-a to act aa aollclUira In and abou lnd. iend.'ueei Mra. M.O. l'olter, Mr W, P. Couuaway, Mra J. F. O'Donnell Mm.L (!. (llhuore, Mrl J, A. Mll'i, Mr. II. M.LIuea, MU. Nellie Hill, Mra. J It Ilaldwln, and Mra I). II. Taylor, All donation cm) be dellven-d hi It M. Wa le & Co', etore and ahould be on or la-fore February 8, lunlS. Kadi aub-eommltiee ahoubl keep llt of gNMl autMH-rllMHl nd n-iNirt the ame to the central eommlttee, o they will be able to know when a car load la ecured. A.J. Uimidman, J, A. V'knkm, L. ('. Oii.mdki, Central Coin mil lee. aurroundliiK tmuntry nued ftot be afraid J ail ari-l,. fc.3,..ycm. ... of aeudlug ti uiticU to theae i-jple I for which hi lellowfl,ra. Jift liUt. aa uie eouuiry itu-rv la much more thickly ai-ttled than In thla atate ii1 they need an immcuce amount to tld. inein over until a pr.wperou year. Let everyone nhow their clmrlty. it Gi. W. Fordney having moved there Furthermore be la married, and the wife of a well to-do former liamed Blahop. " Prtiftw-r F.U J. Iladh-y, well k tlx wo 41 M-numuth, ha gone lo tbe Hand wli'li UlamU. He wrltea to a Newbcrg exchange that It la not a good pluoe to go uuhwt you have plenty of moie-y lo mik iuI. It I a great place for Invalid' , 1HK3, , lMHT, " , 1H-W, " , IHWI, AaaelN, ImIK), " , 1KUI, " .IMII2, In Memory of John Claneer. Uv .vt-hhor uile a numb of our to go wiioaeea ror neanu. air. na.n. j " " i ., . . ....... , .... .i.i .....i uii M f iv I. .11 r.r i iniuae oieouu reiurniov to una wuu puriM-ee of roruilathtg mean ki aell try. the Kuuaait-Swraalta aullch-m. The Hev. t). U. Whltuiore preacliea lu meeting wa oH' to order by Mayor the Congn-guilonul church m-xt Hun llurtfv. Kim taa alwi elin-ted elixir-1 lnv tnornlna and rveulnir. Mr. Whit- .. W. . Ilawlev wa l-tfil I uioru'a fumllv ha not vet arrived bin hlM,rtl"" rf.M-mwl laat M, I lot ' I l i..... i... I..I..HII....... 'rtarv. AiroirlaU reman a on be exia-ela them next week. n-y of". -a .... (, . , ( i , . . way and una and different (-m will Uve In the I lag ley boue near tbe '"" of the wil led wre made by Hev, J. U. CoiiBreantlouidchurvh. I Mla Minnie IVrrell. of lluena Vlta, i - i i . . . Ilaldwln, !,. C lillmore, A. J. (...! ru new governor of Koutb Carolina len vUltlng In tin elty, de. ni tne uy king ati.ee gone by, IWrltun r Hi Waor Hina Kre the aun ahowu on the river, IW-atli'a c-olil hand lagan to aever, The followlmt wraona went lo Halem J wfi the day begun, fn.ni tl.l city l.wt Thuraday morning! wniy, ooid u. numb, Mr. and Mr. Flank llower, of Hover Vlr. HiwItT, Elder II. A. Denton and n. k Hawlev. The twoehildren of Jee II Font Laura and Jewat, are very aerloualy III Hi week, but lateal report are that i hev are hunrovluir. M. D. Hcott, who had the aurith-al IHII3, I Utll Of a aoldler brave end true, Who did wear a ault of blue. Oh a lowly couch they luld him, Ik-ii the niuriilng light waa dim, And death atlll pursued the aoldler, ho look arm upon hi ahoulder, When our country did nn at ne-d, llrave men Ui do brave deed. Around hi couch uo friend were gnlh.-red, Thoae with whom life' atorm he'd weathered, uiHii and )ihii It ta to l liuml our h, y ai, tbe attorney general 25 and orted for Woodhurti Wedneaday. PRICES! On the Staff of Life AND OTHER GOOD THINGS. 50 loam of Bread for SI .00 20 pound granulated Hiigar ll (H) : guls. Coal Oil 75 jNiund.x Haisitis fi burn Savon Soap No. 1 1 gal. Syrup 30 to 76 I pound Coff., any kind jmokage coffee 25 100 pound Liverpool Suit I 00 1 Him;d Tea 25c (equal to many 50c Teas.) 25 to 50c. 1 taa heat hall Hltieing. 15 1 pound Baking Powder (Knox'n bent, warranted) 40c; every can guaranteed to Iw equal to any other, or money refunded. Itln-u w ill Willingly helpthm-gvtitle- men In their callable work. Ooisti to liiATNMAt.A. The W'tm Mi'K I lu rr'pl of a letter fMiit II. K. S'limlilt, f Turner, who 1 getting ready to go C'lrnl America. He aiy be bad a unit mauy liniulrlea fMiu nwim w anbig to go, and tnliikt It would In- a gl i'l- a to have all Hum ho were ttaiiilwrw of the lnileiii- deuce eloiiy lo meet and make aume arraugeuieiibfor receiving bi report ou the count.? au-l diatrtbultng tluui to thoae Intrfeateil. The WlT Him w ill publUlt ii letter aa retx-ived ami Hum full infti tnatlott enii be galn.d In that way. ! the adjutant 24 It I quite evident that the "old crowd'' ha lol It grip lu Urn I tu(e, and the country wbl watch thereult with much Intercut, The Dallea VhmnMf, Mr. A Noltuer, inlltor of the Port land I"im'i h. waa the gu.-l o W, W, William, of t ti tea city, lut Huuduy, Mr. N. 4 titer I one of the board of regent of the HUte Normal, at Mou- mouth, to which lui-lltotlou be made a vb.lt lat week. Jitmc K. lUmd, of Monmouth, I vllt!nif In Kugeue for a few day. Hr ww recently burned out In the ware house huKinewi, and Inform ualhat the building will be rebuilt, then he will run It again Eugene (JunnL HrKmi.; BaUiuix DaVH Mei There will be a meeting nex Halur. Vauduyii, f Vein Jt Wllwx haef day aflernmiu at Oxld Fellow' hell ol Inaugurated! ytcm of oll'cring br of llw Imhe In thla city, who are In gain one wek iu eiat-lal llue. Next lietewted in the foimutlouof a Woman' MliHiAniia Adama and Ml Clnra (rvtue, of MeMlnnvllle, are vUltlng friend ami relative In thl city, Daggett went to Ht Portland We.lii"wly to vllt lila bMther, Jamee, Out Into th world unknown, Hut all alone, wa called to die, Far from home and far from kindred. Lo"g ago from whom he wandered, At lat hi hand In death are etai-ped, And hlplrlt now ha pawed, Fresh German Picklen. Country Sold. Produce Bought and ALL OTHER GOODS At Proportionate Prices Se BAKER V R.H.KNOX, Prop. On C Str., opposite Postoffice. BRICK YARD J. R. COOPER Of Independence, having a Kteam engine, a brick machine and Heveral a;re8 of finest clay, Ih now prepared to keep on hand a fine quality of Brick, which will be sold at retwon able price. FIT PEOPLE! PARK Obesity Pills. Will rcdurw your welglit Permanently from 12 to 15 pound a month. NO HTAllVINd Ickneiw or Injury; NO I'lJIIMCITV. Thfy build op the health Hud beautify the com plexion, leaving no Wrlnklo. or flalibliioKKH. HUiut Abdomen-land dirtlenlt braitlilriKXure lyrBlleved. NO KXPKKIMKNT but a Helen tlflo and positive relief, adopted only afir year of experience. All order mipplled dl rei't from our oltlee. Price i 00 ht pauknxe or three for 16.00 by mall poHt paid. TchII. monlal end partlcularH (Hcalel) 2et. All correspondence Ntrletly confidential. PARK REMEDY CO., Boston Saturday tt will lie umbrella. Ou the Monday following, towel. Tuca ibiv, ruhu r l. Wexlneailay, eomet ami mlttuti. Thura-lay, Indie' and children' be. Friday, lace eurtaina. lU-ad thelralverilaeineiit forprh-e. Tn k Li n.K htua m kh. Tbe "llaby " built at Ktf'UH Hrrlv.nl nt thl place liml Mondar uiorulng. hhe I a trim little craft, draw about twelve luche ol water, aad will carry twenty huc iiK-'r. It umde the trip front Halem in three liiir and liM.k the current the whole4lhce. The t 'itfri'xalloiml hundny m-Ii.m.I will lvc i heir "Kxia-rlem-e" entertain ment el the CoiiKregHtloual church tble (h'rliliy) evening. Aiuoiik the iviu) nuaiber will be a recitation by Ml Fuiiule Orr, of Ilickreull. Iti-v. J. Fred Jenkln. C. K. Cl.alfeL ter, MimlU'ttha Fryer, of Indem-n lence, ri U. (.win, and Mr. Mry Htump, Mouinouth. and Kev. John I'uriwiii, tent to Halem lut TucMluy. Layto Hmlth hiu. iurchiiH.il the hotel htutlxtute and moved I hem to hi placef bulnea thla wk. H, K, t)wen aill occupy the vacated building with theL'aatle naloon. The Mmday reboot of the Congn-ga- tloiiul I'hireh w ill give an "experience miclal" lid (Krlilny) evening, Thone at euilitK limy expect a very uiuiiHlug progranme. John ,tut. one of ex-Oovernor I'en iioyer'iurdoiied couvlctM, wa arreat ed Moixiuy iu Polk county for cattle Hlcaliii(ln Unuitilltt county. Unitm inn. ; Albert Hull, who I living In MuHon county i.pMnltt. Iinlepeliileiice, Mtarted today t.r Colorudo, w here he go to heli hu brother run a 820 acre fumi. J. H, riiouipHon hu wild the Kulem laK nmte to Mr. French, of Haletn, who will Hhortiy move to Moiunouth. K. V. ;bbert will be the driver. Mr. Iwwo Bul er, of thla city, eame near buviug a conirealive chill hiHt Tueadiy morning, but I get lug along very ell ut preat-nt. Mrt Klale Wright, of McMlnnvllle, eame up on WeilneMilny 'a train und la the gleet of her ilaugliter, mr F. K. Oriillih ofthi oily. Evert Htunta, of Al file, wa In town Tucwluy. He nay hi father, M, Ktuutu, Ib ulHiut well from hi recent Hll'ktll-HH. f The Ontario N;wi, of Malheur county, whh aelected by the county court aa the olllclul pupur of that county. MIk IJcKHle Butler, of Independence, Ih In (he city the gtieHt of Mia Mollis Crelghton. tStuti'MMun. Preaidlng Elder John Puraonr, of the M. K, church, waa lu the city luat Monday afternoon. Money to loan on I m proved farm property, Willakd G. Wiuoht, Ditl Ian, Oregon. MIhh Nona Walker, of Halem, Is vlalt ingher couhIii, Mra. G. L. Huwklna tlilaweek. The revival nervlcea have cloaed Mt the C'hriHlian church with one conver hIoii. Itev. H . A. Htarr, of the M. E. church nt Dalian, wa In the city luat Hutur day. ' County ct urt next week. jr. price's Cream Baking powoei Werf "tlrHlghMtMed! aad Diploma Itelli f Corp A full attendance of the litdiea 1 delred. Tbe Nicaragua canal bill iaed tbe I nltcd State M'tiaie lat Friday night by a vote of SI to 21. Thl will be a great tep toward helping the United Mate to k"Ih commercial upremacy of the world. Mia Viola Colby, of Marlon county, oi--ite Independence, went lo Cor vlll for a aliort vlait Mouduy. Ml Colby ha recently clnaed a uwM.ful term of M'h.Hil at Pioneer dUtrict wl or bulla. Hon, J. I). I-ee, formerly a merchant of bulla, lint now of Portland, I can dliUte lor UKrluteiideiil of the pent tentUry. Mr. a I a man of lerling qualltlea and a atatwurt repulillcau. The repr.eutativea lo tlie "third hotiw" from thl port Ion of the count ry are verv w-aloti lu their effort to do legilatlve bu-ln.'. Tll.-y find Inlereal lugae-wlon at the Cnpllal City. A bill ha I wen Introduced In the leglalature luaklng It uulawful to olti r for aale after January 1, 'U7 wagon with tire I. than tbrc- Indie wide, Thla l In lutert of gia.d road. The Alice A took the following pa. Monger lu Salem .Monday morning: Senator llutler, HeprcwnlHilve I. H, Smith, A. N ol: tier, J. S. Ci)-r, H. HirM'bUrg and J. T. Moore. Mra. F F lllackford, wife of the editor of the C'latakiiulo Vhir, died a hort tlioeago. She leave her liulMlid and aix niimll chlhlreii to mourn her dc mine. The Wahlngton l.-xlalature at Olym- pia liii u wtirae dead-lock lu voting for United shite aeiiator limn thl Ntate Ankeuy I in the lead, with Itog.-r hecoinl. The ( I.rl4lan Sunday eoliool hut ordered it library of aevenly-nve volume for their aehiHil. They have an Inter.'Hiliitr nchool which inei t at Mr. J. A. Whwler und daughter, MIhh Kutle, arrived In thl city from Portland IhhI Saturday mid will vlalt frleuda here for u week or two. SH'clul progrum by Hie Y. P. S, C. K. next Sunday evening ut the Christian church, It being Kndeavor tiny, or the birthday of the movement. Thin or gray hair und bald hernia, o diapleaaliig to many people u mark of age, may beuvericd foru long lime by lining llull1 llinr lUmewer. PrcHidcut ItliwH, of the Agricultural college ut CorvalllM, urrlved hi town on Monday' train and vUlted the Norinul wlille hero. The new dwelling for M. L. Dorrla la progrea-lug rapidly under the up erliitcnileticy of Cuuipbell ASou' force of carpenter. When you waul a good tneul, for 25 cent go to Strongx' icHluuruiit, WcecottA Irwin, proprietor, Buleni, Oretfou. I Hunt! Vanduyii, of Portland, well known In thl city, wa Blinking hamU with old friend the flrat of the week. Mr, Ben Hani, of the Lucklnmute country, wu vihliing Jinuc Harrl unit family lat week In thl city. Mr. K. II HIckufooHfl, who hu been vlHltlng her brotln-r ,I)r. S. A. Mulkey, returned home liwi, Monday. Hev. K. H. SlekafuoKe will preech lu the Ch rial tun elm r,.t, next Hundny, morning and evenii,. Dr. Price'! Cream Baking Powder World's Pair Higbeat Award. who la verV III lu that elty, (1. W, MrLamihlln. of Ihieiik VMa. made the Wiarr Hidk oftlea a call tnt Wednewlav. , 1-ud the n-Hef iinumlllee for the Nebranka tufferer a helping hand thl week. J. H. Tllt, the motor engineer, went to Portland and ba- k lat week. The children of Mr. (I. W, Pierce, of thl elty have been quite lck rec-ntly, J a. Nenilth, a ulwtatitlal larmerof Itlckrealt, wa In town Monday. Try Homo of that Iowa finked hominy at the Star Ona-ery. Itoht. Steele, of Suver, waa lu town Wedneaday. Hope Crnhed to Karth Where tlod reckon with hi own, Ou the Great and Final dy, hen all thing xhall pax away. They laid him low In hi narrow grave, Miere tbe wild flower, aoon will wave, When aprlngeome with It garland gay, Vnd all I Joyful In the mouth of May. fhere on the lonely hill he'll real, in (in rur and dlatant Went, W. K, M Ni'rrrmxti skbbaska. What a Wet Side Itewirler Lr.rned from a Former Keildent. A HOME lHTn iH0X. rhe Annual lb-port ot the Ntab liiNuraure ('umjiaiir, of halem. There I nothing the America) M-ople enjoy better than to have col. lacta and figure preaeuled wbt. h hoV he pMgrena and pr-wperlty of a horn iMiterprlMt. F.r many year the neonl tf Oregon M-nl thoiiHHiid of dollal .nuiial both I'ant end to F.nrope, t i r-dect their home from the ravage -f lire. llwa .11 met drain on Ih a . . ..... ii HiMca iii mo mnie, a nttia over i t-irveii rear ago Hie mate liixiiraln. Co , of Salem, m m oruantxed. To ulim n pro(riHi we hnmwiih ubmlt tin awu-t for the year paat; Am-U, . tl"M"0. IIW.7M. IM4,7.I7. rl,7l7. $i'f!l. -77,872. 3.'(H,(Mr7, a70,73.' ' t:)7H,4'l. ;ih4,;iM, ThU la a very flattering allowing foi the (-.impany and one whlcl reiiH-ia crwiis Uxn it manage tiieut and place It U-fore the ihdiiIu m au biatllullou d.wrving ofupirt am which I worthy the confidence of tin luaurlug public. We herewith NUhruit the eleventh annual tatenient of the State Iimuruiu l!ompHny for the year IKt.t, miHI, tally paid up ;i,j Co nurplua, ovrr and ivn M.Kt. b In tirtl-,. I ab lu Hunk,.. ......... . ... Klul moriKiigf .n.nii rnul ealuto (worth duulile the viiiount toHin-d ttirmoil) liieudtli( lu.ret,,.,.,.. , Hmtl mtul, lui'ludiiig oltti' build. leg. ........... .,. KeliiH.t lHiiola,.K kanl)il d!liral Iihiu liioludlng lun-reai Illll mwiVKbl. Ukn fur Or rUka, tnrlurtllig utter.-!,..,.. Hue from uw.-oIm. ureinluiii lu cournc of eollwiion. PerauuHl iniifly ud oirtw furitlturn, ,,..., TutiU Am.'Ii,........... l.uanirtM. ' Uww In pmce of mljii.lm..it j It lii.urmico rrwrv (fur protm. I i ion or puiiey boiain). im.iMi 2,! 716 V. C1 l tarn lMt.(MV (ft &M I V I tm.m iv I tier and Mr. uic), have already ettal .fehed a repuiHilon, The WeT Stik jilad to aee thU hon.e ooinpany grow in atrength and uaefitlnei, and i pleawd to have Ud 0riuiiiiy w.ut oriiigreiulatlonJj the ollli'r and o tbe public. Tbe relgnayu Dr. L. L. Jtowluml a pnnldeiit of the eom atiy, which ba Uh-u ou tile aonie aix noiitliN, wa am-pled with a reeolulloii f regret and acknowledgment ou no 'Ulll of hi Valuable Uertkv to tin 'inpaliy. Ooaceouulof hi onetou ulie a u0erlutendcMt of the iwylum i Wa ImpoMiltile for the doctor to l- ote attention to Die liiwiranee com any, hence be requested tbe director. allow him to nlgii, which they . luctantly Old. ivimotHl c. uiltncr, the aecrelary lid maiuiKer, iMageutlemuU well llltxl r the jawiiioii he occuple, having ut lutely acted in the capacity of-intr oaurance eomiiilK-loncr for the Ntte ol iregon, He i ably at:oiided lu hi ork by A. W, (il.-y who hu by Ioiik onnectlou with the Slate Im-urutie. ompHiiy leerucd bow to xufely ai d Konoinlcally Niluuiiil4r It btlnlner. The Stnte IiiHiirumx- comatiy enjoy t reputation for promptly I'Mvlmr it. Ire lwe, and Ii policy I free from .ijti-tlouuble provision, beJug imply i Mtralghl out and out contract to In ure the pro-rty aguiuat 1im from tire ve uja-aK tor the Slate a pnxperou uture under iu new management, Covenant meeting i tbe ltuptt hurch next Saturday at 2 p. lu. Feed your horw and cattle and hu) ur fwd at the Star Grocery, Mr 0. L. Coojar returned Wedue- lay from a vlad iu t'orvallla. Home very llue weather hu vinited hi vall-y for the pul week. Abtract end loan. -Hee Wtl.l.Altli J. WlltuilT, Dullu. Oreifoji, The tt'wkty Orryoiitan and the Wks'I Sihk one yeur for only H&. During February there will be one iwiMmeut iu the X O. U. W. P. W. Haley nslurn -l b.hl home i LI mi county WeiluewUy, lu town la.t Fik'ajf.- All mrkei,d,ie pruJuivakeu at ttj The Priscott AVenei eaw infH tJf tbl pluoe fsrtitsKr-t the JoiL for lb ncwcltybi.il at , MiU-m; tbey w ndlti;; ftljoul 4(l, fret for that purpme. t The farewell party Ut Jew, hhelly hut WeibnJrty v vcolng wa a very pk-wnl aflalr. Kood's'Curc VUIrlM-)n In ! ennuvli to nulwtuiil fur th rud tnnle. whlrli lmv hamlaiittd him ul nt lila behf In th p-a-alhlltiy eur, Ih real lnlo rant and l-.io. lile, iMteltir'i Hlout eh llllier. Tin-hllloui, Ih nervmia, thi-ay. peplle, th rheiiiiilte altk derl i-dy hetirni Irom Ihla hrlntul bolanle medleili. i'rrwiniiiTirlii from lndliiwlon will gain no poaltlv wriiianriil imh rwm Ih fiery uiiMiedloalril iltiuilanla nt enmmare. Uh oftrn null iwklPMtjr. Th Hlllera la Immnw- urnhly In b pn-fi-rred U Ihew bmto. alnee It pur baala la mndirlvd by III eon. Junction with It of vegeiahl lnitrillitta of the hlgheat rnimllJ 'll-nr. Miliaria la prevented mJ ftunedled by 11, and II liifuae. vigor Into the weak andalekly. A wlneglawt. flit three time day I I lie average doae, Cow. Fur Kale. One good Jemey eow glv gallon and half of milk ady;nd ihe oilier, prt Jerw-y, l freh. Will t wild together or aepkmlely, Call on Mra. D. W, Hievna, at ihe Itu.ler peip. erty near pulille x li'nl, Haled cheat hr y fur aale naif mile wiuiti ol town. iMi iueiay we Iwl a talk with th hoi or dyaiMipiir Mra, Welch, who, with hereon, grand o and grand daughter, hu recently eome to our town from St Paul, How ard county, Nrbraaka. In reference to the voluinlnoureuorl f tne terrible eu tiering In part nt ICauaaa and Nebraaka, Mra. Welch ay lliey are not exaggerale.1 In thl leuat. She ha lived lu central Neb raaka for aUiut thirteen year, and erl were U.lerahle gmal until 1H1W when a terrtlle hall and wind atorm i-auie and beat dowu the com cropaaini ietroye many hulldlngH. which left many fttulllea lu mr elrcuumtahce. That aecUon of .Niuntry wa next vlalted by a heavy front which cau.Hl the corn not to mature, and thl waa followed by hot, dry wind-! very hot thai young chicken were killed by them. and even the people were cuutlouiln veiiiurlng out d-a.ra. Thl kind of weather hu continued for two year and conac(iieully nobo.lv ha raleed a crop and thereoy have no money to tuiy anything to eat and nothing to ex change for feed for their atock. Many of the well-to-do farmer lu a proeper on year worth lr.uu S.1UU0 to f in.tXHi IniveiioiiirN for thi-meelvea or abak. Mr Welch any that laat yeur (hey only ,.ved fihty or tifty iittlibinNnrcorn from their whole crop; i e n-t not gel. ting rl-, und thi-ae were intended for eed thl year, they not exH-ctlng to be able to proctir any n.ore. But thev were fortunate enough to aell their farm and come to tblx' valley They renllxed only aeniull a-r ceiitofwhi.t thtir p!nce would huve lH--n worth In goial lime. Muny -ople, w hen tney auw their corn would mil umture cut; the Htnlk for f.aldcr fot their atock, but some not knowing how to mire It, hud their entire crop topoil, and had. nothing even to atari up m when the drouth came. One niau near where they lived hud Hay For Sale. Haled Cheat, ud "at hy. Ilarley aeed and Cheat ae) it. Vt aale by W, M. MmaoN ItlekruHlt, (irgiin. Hay for Sule. heap, Three mid v. wgi.ij.. txainliiutloii of Traeher. Nolle I hereby ilven, llial fur the purpoae of making an eiiimlnattoii of all p r"ii, who may otter tliemai-lve aa rauilidntea for (earlier of the ndiiaila of tlila eotinty, the achiMil aiiiertiiieiidenl thereof will hold a publle exieiilnliiiillon at liallaa al I p. in., Wedneaday, February If., I (lra.luateo(eharterd Inatltutl'ina dealrlug lo tuwure atate dlplomu and all peraona entitled to, and wlablng to aecure ainle eerlltlenlea, atate dlpl)maa or life diploma will plena preaeut the-i.aeive at Ih aame time and plwe for enauilnatlon. T. O. ItCTeiiiaaoN, Ki'IkmiI Hupt. l'olk Co. Cull for IIIlM. All oltiorlUljlilli,. a.uo u-1 Total lll.lllll,. IUKi,7n p. Hurplu iu regardi pulley bolder.,.,. f.'.T.6T7 tM Nel aurphi. over all llabtnilea, tin lulling eapllal,, . 1177 W (ialn In axM-i during tbe year..l I u. Hani lu net aurplu during (he year 1JH At the annual mm-ttug of the Lx k holder of the State ItiMuram-e Cone pany held lu Salem January 7, Ih'J.'i the following dirwlor were elected; Ivlinoiid C. liiltner, Phil. Mclmhan Geo. William. H. C. Aduuia, K. B. McKlroy, W. W, Thayer, und Win. tlllgluud. At the meeliug of the new board of direct ui the following ofHcer were elecle-itPiealdeut Phil. Mctachan, let vl.-e-pre.leut K, B. McFlroy, 2nd vKv-prmldeut 11. W. Cottle, accretary and uiauatter K. C. Gil titer, At. acc retary and manager A. W. Gely, trvuurer G.-a. Wlllium. Hon. Phil. McUchnu, the uew prel- dent, I unr in-ent atate treuaurer, and i resign Ixed a one of the aafcet bul- ueH oterator u the atate of Oregon, one of the uiohI aolld cillxeu in every retqicvt, and one w hoi friend friend- with alai-iUite confidence In hltn ex- lend Junt a far In every direction aa In I known. Thai he in connected with the State I iitmrauce company ut all ie an Infallible awitraie-o of It rcnutli and aiifcly; that he hu la-cu pl.'nxil a It bend I but mi additional gtmrutite. that it will continue iu the aume Itue ol W. U. Uanley ii it 1 V-; ' h ..(I, v. '' '" I R W ' . - v., . sK 1 1 Chronic Nervousness Could Not Sleep, Nervous headaches. . , Centlcmcnj I hava been taking your ItMUiratlvo teniae for the iwal three mont h and I cannot say enough in I w praise It boa , Saved fly Life, for I had almost given tin horw of ever beintr well a?ain. r . . chronic auffercr from ncrvotwneKgand could not sleep. I wa a!o trouble with nervous headache, mul liml t rt,A dfKtUirs In vain, until I u-d vrm Nervine. Your tru'r. MIW. U. WOOD. EJofwood, Ui Dr. Miles' Nervine Cures. Ir. Mtle' Nervine 1 o!d nn a iiiIm rori.i, ,il,tttitilirtti4tl wl!11-n lit. AltOru(-i(iiriM.!l Itatil, ( b-rttka f'rti.or itw.lt tw t, pn-r-jald, fn n-cl,t of price I Suffered Several Ye ire With rheiimatl.m. I took Hood Bari.'i;..: and (eel betur Uun I tmv fur yer. Wy wit b4g, bad eai ot catarrh and wa too- lldared incut ble. Bh. took eoatSdenc from UM bueSt 1 bad received from th dm ol Hood's Sarsaparlila and after taking four bottle ot Hi medicine Ii I entirely well." W. It. Haslet. Pull- Bun, WUh. It sure topi Hoorl'a. Hood 'a Pills rur liver til. lck headuba. Jauudloe, ludlviUoa. Try lot. "- if ENPINCE LjdfV we. Ik.,.. I K 1 III Hid are railed ror, the em to be opened land near the river and planted a crop February 6, IKIW, at the county court huune, of M)tntia!H which he nuinuged to lrrl- tn liallaa, to-wlt, Theae potutocH brought 1.5d per Kor the tail ding of a bridge about 270 feet ,. , , .. , . , , ,, ' In length, acroaa Ah Hwale, where the eounty buahel. I III tuiin liml nothing for road between Perrydale and McCoy oroaae hi Htiwk, and WU compiled to turn aald lreain, VVheiher the bridge aball be them out toahlft fortheiliat-lvea. HtiK'k .upportedbybentaorplllng.wl.lbedru.r.nln. (,h Colllllry (ha-8 not fine the beet ed by tlia county court, at the time of ... . . , ; awarding ihe contr.a. ' 1,1 t,,e w,,rM lf "ot . Will Healed plana and peellleatliiii miiHt biKtome of the poor brute In that ainle aeoniiipany the bulge caled therewith. The Ollll lie ettally foretold, R the country value of the lumber of the old br dgeaultahle ,MlkN B. ftt ,jre WHW(, f ,, for uae In the new bridge to be token lu part , , payment on .ld bridge, when built. iMr"' 'lcli wiya they ralrieil a toleru- Tlin right to reject any and all blda roaerved bly good crop of buy prairie graaa by tbe court. w hich could very readily have been Done by order of the county court thla 211 U,.i,l fr;lK00 i-,e ton. bill -ho baa an. luu i.r.lunlliirv IKllfi. . ...... . H. K, MUI.KRT, County Clerk, Office fur Kent. The front room of Mm WmtHiiiw utttce, 11x1(1, opening on Main atreet, aullalile for a real eatateor lawyur'a oltloe, will be rented, Including fuel fur Htove and eleclrlo light, very cheap. Rniiulre at. Wmrr Mihk ultlce, For Hentf Ten or twenty aerea pliintccl to hop, located one mile noulb of Independence, Hull in tine OMiidltlon, I'OHHexaton can be given Immediately, for further particular en 1 1 at W'KiT XIIlK ulllce. An Appeal to the Public. To ihe uitkewt of Jwicpendcwn and mirroundiny emmtryr In puiHUitnce to a cull by the mayor of this city a meet ing wa held at the city hull January 28th, to devlae mean to aHlt the Mka Kannaa auffera, The oineraou Htiij in mennuiKu unit it wa all kIvch to lilni. Com Ih the (uple crop in the middle weetern atate und when that fall the people 1 1 ave hardly anything to full hack upon. It might hewild Unit there witanbaulutely uothltig rulMcd 111 por tion of Khuhhh, NeliniHku, Okluhotna and the drought even reached to nunc portloiiaof Texaa and Colorado, Ti e mercury rcgiatered uliout fifteen degree la-low zero In central Nebruaku Jiiat Uifore Mr. Welch' I'nmlly aturted for thluHtute, und 'hut fuel la anion the ninny ncweaitlc needed In thiit country. She Hitd her family came from cetitrul NeliniKku, and there the Hiifl'erliig I very Intetim-, but lu the north we em part of the unite, th people are in such a deplorable condi tion that It I iilmoat beyond the power of the pen to diacrlbe their mlwralile situation. :; hlC ' Our townspeople and olUaeoa ot ' i PRAISE, ONLY, mou AU. who uaa AYER'S Hair Vigor "Avrr's preparations are too 6 well known to need imy cotntnen- o dnllon from me ; but I feel com- J pellod to statA for the benefit of JJ others, thnt Bix years ago, 1 lost o neurlv half of niv hair, tiud what o was left turned gray. Alter uuintf Aver's Hair V igor several months, my hair began to grow 01 again, and with the natural color J restored. 1 recommend it to all 5 my friends." Mrs. E. Fkanx- o HAVSKii, box 305, Station C, Los o Angeles, tut. Ayer's Hair Vigor 1-KRrAltKD BY DR. J. C. AYER & CO., LOWELL, MASS. pooooooooooooooooooooocoj .JOHN MULL ICR. Prop . 1 CHOICE MEATS. SEEK, I'OKK. MUTTOX, VEAL SAUSAG E, Market laoe V. almet, near Ihe tinmorn.-t- G. L. HAWKINS, Proprietor ol rie indt-tiendenc Marble Work, riflmaie u all iH'iocicry work. ( lr.i-coi wuruiiuin II. tp, luteal deigns, and luet priccst. 0 m. JORDAN & C0.'S . CIlEuT KDSECS OF EZH S Market St., San Fram-taro. pjlfy 1 (ltrtwwtt tlih and , Ui StK) iff ftkienideaud hew to avoid Uih 'fi In ual Uiw. Mu-etinienti '-i.il v. ub R ' Ihousfthil ot irf ol.j'Cii 'A.UuU- " ainn aA ru. I'rivnie odlre-Name lluilillnir 'Ml ninrkri Mrerl-tiiaeaw nt inn: , Picture, toaa of manhood, 11n'a of tlm kkai 1 11 J kulii-V" qul.'kly eiirwt without the uiw ut 111. r cirv. 'trcatuieut pcreonally or by kiur. ISciid t .r book. Sperling Brothers Meat - Market PKAl.KK l!t Choice Meats FOR fine Ffeeto! Ml Crayon Work Pastelles India Inks Water G3lsrs ' $ Goto : D.H. CRAVEN'S Photograph Gallery . , .Independence, 0 r CITY STABLES. ELY JOHHSGH, Pro?. Horses Fed by the Day, Week or Month. Best of Attention Given Stock . Left in Charge. SDBl'BXD EJfCE. OUEGOX naFrs id 1 1 tf rou nw the Prtatam Make money whilajP-J oihrn are waat ing Liv timi. hvoltt nrf-pHjM-a. I , ." It and : describe every Mi IlliiMrated j article needed fot tbt2t Calaloijue ,ullru l.iii- FkKB. The "ERIE" mechanlcallr the beat wheel, Ciruieat mo-ii-1. We are PnciUC Coast Aeenta. BU-vcle cata logue, mailed tretivea ftitt dearrtntion . r-Hcr etc., aoknt 'WajrTKn. PETAIUM A IlfCCBATCR C0.,PetalBm,CJ. Bkancu lioi sb, iu S Main St., Lo Anjrc'.es. V'f.if V .iff 1 1 4 .1 4 1 ,J ,evV lliirli-'xt inai'Ki'l price paid fur fat stock, beef, mutton, veal, pol k, etc, All bill must l-e settled monthly. PKX SUNOAYS I'l.OM S 10 Ha. n 1 -uia i'ro ll jtislltir'.JMliiC r i-ri v's Pi'.Hla nt your dpatpr 1 as (rcsli unit fertile a llioiiub you isol I licm direct from I crry' beed Karma. . tms Sum arf. l.iiovu"iant y.ankd evpry- imrv, mihi aiL Hinari iu deal. 1-Yrry' See.1 Aiiuual lor iw,i Kits nil aouui lliem, Kree. , Brunch oftice oC Dr. ltouglHs' famous -SPE0IFI0 JZLI.'E- fnwltlve euro tor nil ft ft it ft FEMlfflNE I DISEASES, ft ft ft Mra. Sarah K. Wiim, Manager. Ten dy ircutmcut rree. Kor sumi.le and futj particulars addniw Me. Sarah K. , Wt. Independence. Polk County, (iri-Kon. . , k Sctenlifio Americas A Aooncy for ElCTHlC TCLEPHOMSE fiftM oi'ti-lnlit. nn rnt, notojnlty, Adnpt? to (Uly, Vllliu or Count ry, N.tM in vr, it o tii , nhi, HUtrn und oUlon. 11 rtmteit wrnvwu mem and IhI wllr onrnrtt . Aaxvnu mnkr ftttt lo fUTO per tiny. On in ft rNldtnr an Mtl to Alt th nelMhhorM. in tnotruniftnU, nn torn, work ftnywhw, nny ditant'. OompM, wwdy for um wlmn nliintMi. 'ftu b mt up by any on, ntTr ontnf tinier, no rrtpnlHnit, Iftntn ft lit titnn. 'nrrtmirtl, A mony nuiitdt Vrllft W. P. Harriwn 4 Cftw Clvk 10, Gotumbutt, a The 1. S, Gov't Reports show Royal Baking Powder 1 1 spytrhr to all Qthtrs if . n itiv jwiiiiunis -i-iii T m Mn.n stn 1 1 -MO 'IIUMI 1J 'ualU.UJ" , jnu "on miHIf SM0H1T '"! awpwO I aad Ilipua ui0 'luamnounAJ-a I ji.i aouvqD po" junJOduit lloa l Xaiinput (iuj aiit i . ...... w T ranAM "0 J&m ir---m , iivi nx o uo)snuiuoo Xltn a4uiiHqojivnuaip jwiinoaj -Xamnoauun aoaouadia Xlotvuauiniit3 uomfortjaeuamjaa tnta oj) Xiaaapi-w ao" p ri CAVEATS. TRADS MARKS. DESIGN PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS. tm. ,-or uMormaimu ana Tree Handbook write to MLNN ,s CO., lIlluAOU'a v, Nrw Yoiik. . arr' '""'enii ler iwunm paicuti, iu Amenna. iwem tul.cn out by us i brnuKlit t-crora ;iiu puolio by a uonoe gmou 1 . ol chaii,' in ilia f watific awewrau 'r(rwt clreiilatlon of nr ioiptitilto paner tn the "forla. SultMiiiutlf Illustrated. No liiteHiraut nan ahoulil ba wittmui it. Wookly, SXOtl a '.'an lUalaix .nonthi. Addrrnw MI1NN CO.. VL'jiusiiKUi, al broaunmy. Kw l'ork Uty. Set Tosr 1M!p done by the i SLli Sll.wi I,AUM)RY( a .1 leave your oi'dersi m, J, U. TltoVlN.iV o ;'-lc--. -. h.. win e ,.. i uouse for lbs waxhtna ji.. :. ' 1 P"r Jdono ' lt W,,B i J "J